CAMILLA, Duchess of Cornwall, could be more at risk of suffering from a severe form of coronavirus due to her past as a keen smoker, an expert said.

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Camilla was a smoker for 30 years and only gave up to this habit in 2001. One health expert pointed out that ex-smokers such as the Duchess of Cornwall are more at risk during the coronavirus pandemic than people who never picked up smoking.

Camilla and Prince Charles are together at their Birkhall home (Image: GETTY)

"With fewer cilia, smokers are more at risk of catching colds and are therefore more likely to catch COVID-19 too.

"They also have a poorer outcome if they do catch COVID-19, because they have other health factors at play, such as higher rates of hypertension, heart disease, circulation problems and decreased lung capacity."